[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JACK McKEON

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 1, 2011

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Jack McKeon, 
a native of South Amboy, New Jersey and a member of the All-American 
Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) Hall of Fame's Class of 2011. The 
AAABA established the Hall of Fame in 1994 and continues to induct a 
new class of prestigious individuals every August. This year they 
induct Mr. McKeon, an outstanding individual who has dedicated his life 
to the game of baseball. His performance on and off the field are 
worthy of this body's recognition.
  Jack McKeon, nicknamed ``Trader Jack'', began his baseball career in 
1948 as a participant in the AAABA Tournament and later signed with the 
Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949. Mr. McKeon nobly served in the United 
States Air Force from 1950 to 1951 but quickly returned to his baseball 
career in 1952 as a minor league player. He maintained a starting 
position with various minor league teams for three more years. By the 
age of twenty-four, Mr. McKeon began as a player's manager from 1956 
through 1959 and continued managing in the minor leagues for the next 
seventeen years. As a result of his outstanding efforts, he was the 
recipient of four `Manager of the Year' Awards for his performance in 
the Minor Leagues.
  Jack McKeon made his Major League Baseball debut in 1973 as Manager 
with the Kansas City Royals and remained a member of this club for 
three consecutive seasons. He has also been recognized as Manager with 
the Oakland Athletics, Manager and General Manager of the San Diego 
Padres, and Major League Scout and Manager for the Cincinnati Reds. Mr. 
McKeon is most notably known for leading the San Diego Padres to a 
National League pennant win in 1984. He also led the 2003 Florida 
Marlins to the World Series, winning the Championship later that year. 
Consequently, he was named `2003 Manager of the Year'. Jack McKeon is 
the only manager in history to win 1,000 games in both the minor and 
major leagues. In 2005, Jack McKeon retired as Manager of the Florida 
Marlins and currently holds a position as special advisor to the owner.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in congratulating Mr. Jack 
McKeon for his numerous accolades and congratulate him for his 
acceptance as a member of the All-American Amateur Baseball Hall of 
Fame's Class of 2011.

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